Havre station

Havre station is a train station, re-fueling, and service stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder in Havre, Montana. The station, platform, and parking are owned by BNSF Railway, and the station was previously owned and operated by the Great Northern Railway[2][3]

Havre, MT
Havre station in May 2017.
Location235 Main Street
Havre, MT 59501
Coordinates48.55457°N 109.67836°W / 48.55457; -109.67836
Owned byBNSF Railway
Line(s)BNSF Railway Milk River / Hi Line Subdivisions
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes; free
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeHAV
History
Opened1907
Rebuilt1953
Passengers
201711,570[1] 1.48%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Shelby
toward Seattle or Portland
Empire Builder Malta
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station
Burnham
toward Seattle
Main Line Lohman
toward St. Paul
Assinniboine
toward Butte
Butte Havre Terminus

On static display, next to the station, is Great Northern Railway steam locomotive #2584, a 4-8-4 "Northern" type S-2 Class, which served the station while it was in passenger service. It has been on display there since May 15, 1964. Nearby is a sculpture representing "U.S. Canada Friendship" and a statue of James J. Hill, the man for whom the Empire Builder is named and the developer of the Great Northern Railway.

Notes and references

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Montana" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  2. "Amtrak - Great American Stations". Amtrak. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
  3. Grau, Kara; Bruns-Dubois, Melissa; Nickerson, Norma P. (December 2006). "The Economic Review of the Travel Industry in Montana" (PDF). University of Montana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2007-02-01.

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